well, for more on this extraordinary tale, stephane joined us now from paris. is this as intrusive as it sounds? >> they are increasing the pressure to keep these furnaces in the northeast of france. however, francois hollande did use the same words as the industry minister earlier this week. the french industry minister said he was no longer welcome in france because of years of broken promises with the government. yesterday evening when he met with the ceo of the company, francois hollande urged the company not to shut down the furnaces in the northeast of france. he raised the possibility to temporary nationalize these activities, and he also asked to continue the negotiations until the deadline, which is set on december 1st, to find a potential buyer for these furnaces, which in total employees more than 600 people. in the meantime, the mayor of london couldn't miss such an opportunity to mock the french governmen government,. calling them a red call left wing movement during the french revolution in 1789. >> the french minister has been so eccentric as to